'Edgeponies' on exhibit in Beacon gallery

11:36 PM,
Jan. 23, 2014

'Fate of Masters,' 2013, acrylic and pencil on Bristol, by James Westwater.

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Editor's note: Portrait of the Artist is a regular feature in Enjoy! that spotlights artists with exhibits in the Hudson Valley. If you are an artist in a current or upcoming exhibit and would like to be included in this feature, email bfarrell@poughkeepsiejournal.com. This week's Portrait of the Artist features James Westwater, whose exhibit,"Edgeponies," is at Mad Dooley Gallery in Beacon through Feb. 2.

Tell us about the work in "Edgeponies" and what inspired you to create it?

"Edgeponies" is a conflation of two bodies of work, "Edges" and "Pegasus." To me, horses, particularly flying ...